Researchers say ‘worm lizards’ have floated their way around the world three times

Around 65 million years ago a large meteorite slammed into the Earth. This catastrophic event likely wiped out the dinosaurs, and a majority of species on Earth. But there was one little-known beneficiary of the asteroid impact: the worm lizard. These creatures, which are occasionally mistaken for earthworms and are generally less than six inches long,…